A critical companion to Beowulf /
Orchard, Andy.
Woodbridge ; Rochester, NY : D.S. Brewer,
2003.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-369) and indexes.
Contents: Beowulf : a brief summary of the plot -- Foreword : looking back -- Manuscript and text -- Style and structure -- Myth and legend -- Religion and learning -- Heroes and villains -- Words and deeds -- Beowulf : beyond criticism? --Afterword : looking forward -- The foliation of Beowulf --Repeated formulas in Beowulf -- A concordance of repeated formulas in Beowulf.
Beowulf
Epic poetry, English (Old)
Oral-formulaic analysis
Monsters in literature
Dragons in literature
Heroes in literature